Author Revealed

Revealing Questions

Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?

Q. What is your motto or maxim?

A. Character is what you do when no one else is watching.

Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?

A. A chai latte, laughing so hard it hurts with my best friends, a vanilla candle, that feeling that happens at midnight at New Year's Eve, The Beach Boys on a record player. And of course when the writing is going so well I forget to look at the word count or the clock.

Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?

A. Costa Rica, zip-lining

Q. Which living person do you most admire?

A. During college and my early 20s I was an actress, and my college acting teacher, Vicki, changed my life. She was brave, compassionate, strong, vulnerable, and totally present in each and every moment. I don't know that I've ever admired anyone more.

Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?

A. I wish I could draw. Or paint. Or sculpt. Or participate in any kind of visual art.

Q. What trait is most noticeable about you?

A. I am tiny.

Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain?

A. I don't know that she's a villain, more of an anti-hero, but I can't get enough of Scarlett O'Hara from Gone with the Wind.

Q. What’s your fantasy profession?

A. Disregarding the realities of time and space and canceled television shows, I wish I could be a writer for The Gilmore Girls.

Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?

A. Cheese!

Q. What are your 5 favorite songs?

A. Romeo and Juliet by The Dire Straits. And that's it. No other song even comes close.